World Kitchen Learning Series: Ten Beautiful Spring Cakes

Gear up for Easter and spring baking with Tipsy Cake's Naomi Levine at the "Ten Beautiful Cakes" cooking class tonight from 6-8:30pm at the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, 66 E. Randolph Street. This class is offered through the City of Chicago's World Kitchen learning series. Admission is $30 and pre-registration is required.

Joee Irwin @ Café Lura

Accomplished DJ and music blogger Joee Irwin comes through Chicago tonight for a special
techno set, at Let's Go Deep with Thunderous Olympian, Steve Mizek and James Kartsaklis. Once-upon-a-time one of IHEARTCOMIX's best bloggers, Joee's lauded mix, Decks Box
& MBP, which he describes as his interpretation of the journey that brought him to New York, takes
listeners on a journey from techno to dubstep was released to rave reviews by the blogosphere.

10pm-2am
3184 N. Milwaukee (at Belmont)
$3 cover - $4 Okocim $5 You-Call-Its
Sponsored by Sixpoint Chicago

A Hawk And A Hacksaw and Daniel Knox @ The Hideout

Most folk would be pretty hard pressed to follow up in the shadow of Jeff Mangum. But while he'll always just be a bellhop at the Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeremy Barnes (who also attended DePaul for a time) has forged a new life and music in Hungary with Heather Trost as A Hawk And A Hacksaw - a calamity of Balkan music meshed with other European touches. He'll be opening for Andrew Bird on Friday, but why not get within sweating range for half the price?
Opener Daniel Knox is from Chicago but has been getting high praise for performances in at home and abroad. He has performed with Rufus Wainwright and with David Lynch for organ accompaniment to the premiere of Inland Empire at the Music Box. According to Knox's MySpace, another opener (The Hats?) may be added - but keep your fingers crossed for Mr. Lynch. Show starts at 10:00, tickets are $12.